Toys R Us is closing, Amazon is reporting an astonishing 30 percent increase in net revenue for the most recent quarter and many malls — including the Bangor Mall — face an uncertain future. We’ll hear from an expert on the retail sector about what the changing retail landscape may mean for employment trends and community vitality.
Guests
- Stacy Mitchell, co-director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and director of its Community-Scaled Economy Initiative
Resources
- Bangor Daily News: Bangor Mall Seeks Big Tax Break As Temporary Owners Take Over
- NPR: Game Over For Toys R Us: Chain Going Out Of Business
- Marketplace: All the stores you shopped at as a teen are going bankrupt
- ILSR: Buy Local Campaigns
- New York Times: Toys ‘R’ Us Case Is Test of Private Equity in Age of Amazon
- Bangor Daily News: Developer’s plans for NY food, entertainment venue may offer hints on Bangor Mall Macy’s
- CNBC: Walmart to expand grocery delivery business to 800 stores by year's end
- Nasdaq: Target Takes Same-Day Delivery to Northwest, Looks to Expand
- Bloomberg: Amazon Hasn't Exactly Blown Up the Grocery Business Yet
- Press Herald: Flat sales for 2017 mean L.L. Bean will cut close to 100 jobs, and workers won’t get bonuses
